Brandt Snedeker wins Canadian Open

7:32 PM,
Jul. 28, 2013

Brandt Snedeker celebrates after winning the Canadian Open golf tournament at Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ontario on Sunday.

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Brandt Snedeker won the Canadian Open on Sunday for his second PGA Tour title of the year, closing with 2-under 70 for a three-stroke victory.

Snedeker took the lead Saturday after second-round leader Hunter Mahan withdrew when his wife went into labor, and held on in the breezy final round at Glen Abbey.

"Just ecstatic right now," Snedeker said. "This is a tournament I said early on in my career I wanted to win just because my caddie (Scott Vail) is actually from Canada and it's his national open. It meant a lot to him, meant a lot to me. Third-oldest tournament on tour and it's got some great history ...